Power-transmission pulley.



No. 640,870. Patented Ian. 9, I900.

' J. H. BUCKLEY.

POWER TRANSMISSION PULLEY.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OEErcE.

JOHN HENRY BUCKLEY, OF WASSAIO, NEW YORK.

POWER-TRANSMISSION PU LLEY.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 640,870, dated January 9, 1900.

Application filed December 1, 1898. Serial No. 697,957. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN HENRY BUCKLEY, acitizen of the United States, residing at Wassaic, in the county of Dutchess and State of New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Power Transmission Pulleys, of which the following is a full and complete specification, such as will enable those skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to power-transmission pulleys of variable speed; and the object thereof is to provide an improved device of this class having improved means for varying the speed, a further object being to provide a power-transmission pulley comprising stationary sides through the center of which the main power-shaft passes, a revoluble rim or band mounted between the perimeters of said sides, and a plurality of radial rows of shafts mounted in said stationary sides between the central power-shaft and the revoluble band or casing, said radial rows of shafts being provided with friction or geardevices by which the movement of the power-shaft is transmitted to the revoluble rim or band, and said friction or gear device in the separate radial rows being of different diameters, Whereby the speed of the rim or band may be increased or decreased, means being also provided for throwing either or all of said radial rows of shafts and thecorresponding friction or gear devices into operation.

The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification, of which the accompanying drawings form a part, in which Figure 1 is afront elevation of my improved power-transmission pulley, showing the supports of the same and the main power-shaft passing therethrough; Fig. 2, a side view of the pulley detached; Fig. 3, a central vertical section on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2; Fig. 4, a view similar to Fig. 2 of a modified form of construction; Fig. 5, a central vertical transverse section of the pulley shown in Fig. 4; Fig. 6,'a front View thereof; Fig. 7, a view similar to Fig. 2, showing another modification; Fig. 8, a front view of the pulley shown in Fig. 7; Fig. 9, a central transverse vertical section thereof, and Fig. 10 a partial section of Fig. 9.

In the drawings forming part of this specification the separate parts of myimprovement are designated by numerals and letters of refence in each of the views, and in said drawings, reference being made to Figs. 1 and 3, inclusive, I have shown one form of my improved power-t-ransmission pulley, together with the supports thereof,and the power-shaft, said supports, as shown in Fig. 1, consisting of hangers 12, secured to any suitable support 13.

The pulley proper consists of two stationary sides 14: which are connected by transverse bolts 15, and these transverse bolts are also passed through the hangers 12 and connect the pulley therewith, and the bolts 15 are also provided with nuts 16, which hold the sides 14 in proper position.

The main power-shaft 17 passes centrally through the sides of the pulley, said sides of the pulley being provided with central bosses or hubs 18, and, if desired, ball-bearings may be provided between the main power-shaft and the bosses or hubs 18, said ball-bearings being shown in Fig. 9.

The revoluble rim or band 19 is mounted between the perimeters of the sides 14 of the pulleys, as clearly shown in Fig. 3, and the said pulley is provided with a plurality of radial rows of shafts between the central powershaft and the rim or band 19 said radial rows of shafts, as shown in the drawings, being four in number, one row of said shafts being designated in Fig. 2 by the referenceletters 0. (12, 1. and (1 another by the reference-letters b, 17 12 and b another by the reference-letters d, (1 01 and d, and another by the reference-letters e, e, e and e.

The inner shaft 0. of the radial row of shafts of which said shaft a forms a part is provided adjacent to each end with frictionrollers a operated by the power-shaft, and these friction-rollers bear on corresponding friction-rollers a of much less diameter, on the adjacent shaft a, and said shaft or is provided centrally with a friction-roller a adapted to operate in connection with a central friction-roller a on the shaft c0 and said shaft 0. is provided adjacent to each end with a friction-roller a. of much greater diameter than the friction-roller a and the rollers a operate in connection with corresponding friction-rollers 2 on the outer shaft a, which are of less diameter than the said frictionrollers a The main power-shaft 17 is operated in the usual or any desired manner, and power is transmitted therefrom to the shaft a through the friction-rollers a and from said frictionrollers a to the shaft (2. through the frictionrollers a, and the friction-roller a on the shaft transmits the power to the frictionroller a on the shaft d and the frictionrollers a on the shaft a transmit the power to the shaft a through the friction-rollers 2, and said shaft a is provided with a central friction-roller 3, by which the power is transmitted to the rim or band 19 In practice a belt is placed on the rim or band 19 and the power transmitted thereby to a supplemental pulley mounted on a powertransmission shaft, said supplemental pulley and powertransmission shaft being not shown.

Itwill he understood that the speed of the band or rim l9 when operated by the radial rows of shafts a)", a a, and a." will depend entirely upon the size and arrangement of the intermediate friction-rollers on said shafts, and on the radial row of shafts designated by the reference-letters cl, c1 61 and cl in Fig. 3 a somewhat similar arrangement of friction-rollers is employed, the inner shaft 62 being provided with two rollers (2 operating in connection with corresponding friction-rollers on the shaft d, and the shaft (1 being provided with a central friction-roller d operating in connection with a central roller on the shaft c2 and said shaft (1 being provided with two friction-rollers al which operate in connection with a single roller 61 on the shaft d through which the power is transmitted to the rim or band 19*. It will also be understood that all the friction-rollers in each of the radial rows are rigidly secured to their corresponding shafts or formed integrally therewith, and said shafts are revoluble in the operation of the device. It will also be seen that by reason of the frictionrollers on the shafts a and a the radial row of shafts of which said'shafts a end a form a part will give the band or rim 19 much greaterspeed than will be given thereto by the radial row of shafts d, 11 di and d.

The radialrows of shafts designated by the reference-letters b and e are not shown in detail; but it will be understood that-in practice these rows of shafts are provided with friction-rollers of a general form and arrangement similar to that of the radial rows of shafts designated by the reference-letters a and d, the difference being that each of said radialrows of shafts is designed to give the rim or band 19 a different speed. I have also shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3 devices for throwing either of said radial rows of shafts in or out of gear or in or out of operation, and for this purpose the second shaft in each radial row of shafts, counting from the center of the pulley, is mounted in slots 20 in the sides 14 of the pulley, and pivoted to the said second shaft of each radial row is a crankleve'r, one arm of which is connected with said shaft.

The levers connected with the shaft e are designated by the reference-numeral 25, those connected with the shaft e by the referencenumeral 26, those connected with the shaft 32 by the reference-numeral 27, and those connected with the shaft 62 by the referencenumeral 28, and the levers 26 and 28 are preferably provided with three arms and the other two with two arms, or this arrangement may be reversed. By operating these crank-levers the second shaft of each of the radial rows may be thrown out of connection with the shafts on each side thereof and by means of this construction either of said radial rows of shafts may be thrown into gear with the main power-shaft l7 whenever desired, and the said crank-levers may be operated in any desired manner, so as to throw one of the radial rows of shafts into gear and all the rest out of gear.

In Figs. 4 to 6, inclusive, I have shown a modified form of construction, by which my improved powewtransmission pulley is designed for use in connection with the sprocketwheel on pedal-shafts of bicycles or similar vehicles, and in this form of construction the pulley consists of side plates 16% The central shaft 17 represents the pedal-shaft and the rim or band 19 the sprocket-wheel, which is provided with the usual sprocket-teeth. In this form of construction the power-transmission pulley is made much narrower than in the form shown in Figs. 1 and 3, this result being accomplished by making the radiallyarranged shafts much shorter than in said figures and by providing said shafts with only two friction rollers or gears. In this form of construction four rows of the radially-arranged shafts are employed, and the shafts of one of said rows are designated by the referonce-letters k, W, 72 and h, another by the reference-letters t, t t and 2' and another by the reference-letters k, 7.0 10 and it. Each of the shafts in each of the radial rows is provided, with the exception of the inner shaft, with one large and one small friction hearing or roller, and in the radial row of shafts designated by the reference-letter h the larger hearing or roller on each of said shafts is designated by the reference-letter 5 and the smaller by the reference-letter 6, and the inner shaft in said row is provided with a single large friction hearing or roller 7*. The shafts of the radial row designated by the reference-letter are also provided with corresponding large and small friction rollers or bearings, of which the larger are designated by the reference-numeral 8 and the smaller by the reference-numeral SP, and the inner shaft is provided with a single large roller or hearing 10. \Vith this exception the construction and operation are ex- 7 actly the same as that of the construction shown in Figs. 1 to 3, inclusive, and cranklevers 21, 22, 23, and 24 are employed for the same purpose as in Figs. 1 to 3, and the second shaft in each radial row, counting from the center, is mounted in a slot 20 the same as shown in Fig. 2. \Vhen this form of construction is used in connection with or as a sprocket-wheel for a bicycle or similar vehicle, the side plates 16 are rigidly secured to the frame of the vehicle in any desired manner, it being understood that it is necessary that said side plates be held firmly, as in Fig. l.

In Figs. 7 to 10, inclusive, I have shown another modification of the construction shown in Figs. 1 to 3, and in this modification the same radial rows of shafts are mounted between a central power-shaft 17 and a band or rim 19; but in this form of construction I substitute for the friction-rollers on said shafts ordinary gear-wheels and pinions. The powershaft 17 is provided with a gear-wheel 55, which operates in connection with corresponding gear-wheels 56 and 56 on the shafts a and d, and the gear-wheels 56 and 56 on the shafts a and d operate in connection with pinions 57 and 57 revolubly mounted on the shafts a and C1 and said shafts a and d are provided with gear-wheels 58 and 58, which operate in connection with wheels or pinions 59 and 59 on the shafts a and 01 The shaft 60 is provided also with a gear-wheel 30, operatingin connection with a pinion 31 on the shaft 0. and said shaft a is provided with a gearwheel 32, operating in connection with an internal gear 35 on the rim or band 19. The shaft 62 is provided with a gear-wheel-33, which operates in connection with a gearwheel 34 on the shaft 01 and said wheel 34 is also adapted to operate in connection with the internal gear 35 on the rim or band 19.

The form, size, and arrangement of the gear-wheels and pinions on the shafts'of each of the radial rows of shafts with which the pulley is provided are such that each of said radial rows of shafts is adapted to give the rim or band 19 a different speed, and in this form of construction each of said radial rows of shafts and their connecting-gear may be thrown out of connection with the main power-shaft 17 whenever desired.

The operation is accomplished by the following construction. As hereinbefore stated, the pinions 57 and 57 on the second shaft of each of said radial rows is adapted to turn on the shaft on which it is mounted, and said shafts are projected at one end and provided with a slidable clutch-head 36, the body portion of which is cylindrical in form and provided with intersecting diagonal grooves, which wind around the same, as shown at 37. Each of the pinions 57 and 57 a is also provided at its outer end with a neck 38, havinga collar or rim 39, in which is formed a conicalshaped friction-clutch socket 40, adapted to receive the inner conical end 41 of the clutchhead 36, and pivoted to one side of the pulley at each side of each of said clutch-heads 36, as shown in Fig. 7, is a lever 42, and the ends of said levers 42 adjacent to the said clutchheads are provided with inwardly-directed pins 43, which are adapted to operate in the grooves 37 in said clutch-heads. It will be understood that the pinions 57 and 57 are free to revolve on the shafts on which they are mounted, but-cannot slide thereon, and when the clutch-heads 36 are forced inwardly they engage with the collars or rims 39, formed integrally with said pinions, and said pinions are forced to revolve with the shafts on which they are mounted. Normally, however, the clutch-heads '36 are out of engagement with said corresponding pinion 57, andv in this position of the said parts all of the radial rows of shafts and their connected gearing with which the pulley is connected are out of gear with the central power-shaft 17, and whenever it is desired to throw the pulley into operation one or more of said clutch-heads are forced inwardly, so as to engage its corresponding pinion.

The operation of the clutch-heads 36, as described, is accomplished by the levers 42, said clutch-heads being each provided with two of said levers, one of which is adapted to force the clutch-head inwardly and the other outwardly, and said levers may be op-' erated by hand or in any desired manner. With this construction, as with that shown in Figs. 1 to 3, inclusive, the separate radial rows of shafts and the gearing with which said shafts are provided are designed to give the band or rim 19 a different rate of speed,

and it will be apparent that either of said radial rows of shafts may be thrown into gear with the central power-shaft whenever desired, and the levers 42, by which the clutchheads 36 are operated, are mounted on pins 45, which project from the sides of the pulley, as shown in Fig. 9. It will also be observed that the ends of the radial rows of shafts in the construction shown both in Figs. 3 and 9 are smaller than the shaft proper, and this construction prevents the longitudinal movement of said shafts, while the friction bearings or rollers in Fig. 3 serve for a similar purpose.

It will thus be seen that in each of the forms of construction herein shown and described my improved powertransmission pulley is provided with a plurality of radial rows of struction the rim or band is always revolved in one direction; but it is obvious that my invention is not confined to any particular number of shafts and gears, and if an odd number of shafts be employed the rim or band will be turned in the opposite direction, whether said number be less or more than four, and it is obvious that my improved power-transmission pulley can be operated in either direction, as convenience may dictate. It will also be apparent that other changes in and modifications of the construction herein described may be made without departing from the spirit of my invention or sacrificing its advantages, and I reserve the right to make all such alterations therein as fairly come within the scope of my invention.

Having fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. A power-transmission pulley,comprising stationary side plates or disks, a main powershaft passing centrally therethrough, a rim or band mounted between the perimeters of said side plates or disks, and a plurality of radial rows of shafts mounted between the central power-shaft and the rim or band, said radial rows of shafts being provided with gearing for transmitting variable degrees of speed from the power-shaft to the rim or band, and means for throwing either of said radial rows of shafts into gear with said main powenshaft, substantially as shown and described.

2. A power-transmission pulley,comprisin g stationary side plates or disks, a main powersha'ft passing centrally therethrough, a rim or band mounted between the perimeters of said side plates or disks, and a plurality of radial rows of shafts mounted between the central power-shaft, and the rim or band, said radial rows of shafts being each provided with gearing, whereby the movement of the power-shaft is transmitted to the rim or band of each of said radial rows of shafts, the gearing on each of said radial rows of shafts being such as to give the rim or band a different speed, and means for throwing each of said radial rows of shafts out of gear with the main central shaft, substantially as shown and described.

3. Apower-transmission pulley, comprising stationary side plates or disks, a main powershaft passing centrally therethrough, a rim or band mounted between the perimeters of said side plates or disks, and a plurality of radial rows of shafts mounted between the central powenshaft, and the rim or band, said radial rows of shafts being each provided with gearing, whereby the movement of the power-shat t is transmitted to the rim or band by each of said radial rows of shafts, the gearing on each of said radial rows of shafts being such as to give the rim or band a different speed, and means for throwing each of said radial rows of shafts out of gear with the main central shaft, consisting of a clutch device operating in connection with one shaft of each of said radial rows, substantially as shown and described.

4. A power-transmission pulley, comprising two side plates or disks, a rim or band mounted between the perimeters thereof, a central power-shaft passing through said side plates or disks, a plurality of radial rows of shafts mounted in said side plates or disks between the central shaft, and the rim or band, each of said radial rows of shafts being provided with a difierent form of gearing, whereby the movement of said central shaft is transmitted to the rim or band, and means for throwing either or all of said radial rows of shafts into or out of gear with the central power-shaft, substantially as shown and described.

5. A powertransmission pulley, comprising stationary sides, a central shaft passing therethrough, a revoluble rim or band mounted between the perimeters of said sides, and a plurality of radial rows of shafts mounted between said central shaft and said rim or band, the shafts of each of said radial rows being geared in connection, and also in connection with said central shaft and said rim or band, and means for throwing either of said radial rows of shafts into or out of gear with said central shaft and said rim or band, substantially as shown and described.

6. A power-transmission pulley, comprising stationary sides, a power-shaft passing centrally therethrough, a revoluble rim or band mounted between the perimeters of said sides, and a radial row of shafts mounted between the power-shaft and said rim or band, said last-named shafts being provided with frietion-gearing for transmitting the movement of the power-shaft to the rim or band, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed my name, in presence of the subscribing witnesses, this 28th day of November, 189

JOHN HENRY BUOKLEY.

Witnesses:

E. E. BALLARD, FRANK BUoKLEY.

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